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As a Nursing Assistant, you will have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate care for the elderly and ill patients in nursing home, hospital, and home care settings. Successful completion of this course qualifies the student to sit for the state certification written skills exam.
The Nursing Assistant program has specific enrollment dates with specific student schedules being flexible. The approximate completion time is 110 hours or 1 month at 30 hours per week and maintaining 100% progress.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are enrolling in any health occupation program, any misdemeanor or felony conviction that you have on your record, may negatively impact your chances of completing the program, being placed on an externship site, and employment in a health care career. See your specific program coordinator for more detailed information.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
- Students must be 16 years old
- *Background check – $32
- *Drug screen – $30 (Instructor will send the student for the drug screen)
- Tuberculosis (TB) screening (Student is responsible for getting this test either from their personal physician, the Health Department [by appointment only] -$12, or Workmed [walk-in] – $17) (cost not included in tuition/fees at time of enrollment)
- Students are required to wear scrubs to class and clinicals
- Students are required to complete three 8-hour clinicals at a nursing home before completing the program
- Students will be required to pay for 86 hours of instruction as well as school fees and supplies at the time of enrollment. Students can then choose a full-time for part-time schedule of at least ten hours/week. When a student completes the 86 hours, he/she may then enroll and pay for the 24 hours of clinicals.
- Time in class is flexible. The enrollment limit is 33 students at a time during the day and 27 in the evening (choose one or the other) and availability is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- If a student does not complete within the 86 hours originally purchased, he/she will be required to pay for an additional 86 hours until completion.
- We recommend daytime students begin at 8:00 a.m. each day and evening students begin at 5:00 p.m. each day for skills pass off purposes.
*The background check and drug screen are paid for at the time of enrollment.
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
Start Dates (day classes) – Day classes are taught Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.*
- 10/04/10
- 11/08/10
- 12/13/10
- 01/24/11
- 01/25/11
- 03/01/11 (Tuesday)
- 04/04/11 Adults Only
- 05/16/11 Adults Only
- 06/20/11
Start Dates (evening classes) – Evening classes are taught Monday-Thursday from 5:00-9:00 p.m.
- 10/04/10
- 11/22/10
- 01/18/11
- 03/01/11 (Tuesday)
- 04/11/11 Adults Only
- 06/01/11 (Wednesday)
*Individual student schedules are flexible.
Nursing Assistant Review and Refresher Classes – The purpose of these classes is to help students renew or acquire their CNA certification.
46-hour Review Class
Student must be a former Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College Nursing Assistant student with an expired certificate of no longer than one year or not yet certified and be within six months of completing the OWATC Nursing Assistant Program.
Students must purchase the curriculum and wear scrubs; the textbook is optional and supplies are provided. No background or drug screening is required. Students can enroll at any time with the program coordinator’s approval. Students will be allowed a maximum of two weeks or 60 hours to finish the review class.
86-hour Refresher Class
Student must be a former student of any nursing assistant program in the state of Utah with an expired certificate of no longer than one year or not yet certified within six months of completing a nursing assistant program in the state of Utah.
Students must purchase the curriculum and wear scrubs; the textbook is optional and supplies are provided. No background or drug screening is required. Students can enroll at any time with the program coordinator’s approval. Students will be allowed a maximum of four weeks or 120 hours to finish the refresher class.
Note: If a student fails two tests or the same test twice, the program coordinator may require the student to complete the 110-hour Nursing Assistant course including all clinicals.
Employer Advisory Team
- Pine View Transitional Rehab
- Applegate Home Care and Hospice
- Hearts for Hospice
- Wasatch Care Center
- Peach Tree Assisted Living
- Aspen Care Center
- Lomond Peak Care and Rehab
- Crestwood Care Center
Externship Sites
- Aspen Care Center
- Crestwood Care Center
- Emeritus Assisted Living
- Lomon Peak Care and Rehab
- Pine View Transitional Rehab
- Wasatch Care Center
- Washington Terrace Health and Rehab
| Program Details | |
| Completion Time: | 1.5 months (110 hours) |
| Estimated Costs: | $441 |
| Average Wage: | $21,820 |
| Campus Location(s): | BDO Campus |
| Course Descriptions: | Download PDF |
| Course Outline & Cost Sheet: | Download PDF |
Your Instructor(s)
Marta Jones
801-612-4176
